• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.158-165
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• 1976

The anionic polymerization of ${\varepsilon}$-caprolactam with N,N'-adipyl-bis-${\varepsilon}$-caprolactam as an initiator and potassium hydroxide as a catalyst was studied under various conditions.It was found that concentration of catalyst and initiator was 4.2 and 1.6 mole %, and polymerization temperature of 130$^{\circ}C$C, polymerization time of 1.5 hours was the optimum condition. The intrinsic viscosity and molecular weight of the obtained polymer was over 0.9 dl/g and 12,000. The polymerization was carried out in the presence of N-acyl-${\varepsilon}$-caprolactam as an initiator, it was observed that the reactivity of N,N'-adipyl-bis-${\varepsilon}$-caprolactam was greater than both of the N-benzoyl-${\varepsilon}$-caprolactam and N-acetyl-${\varepsilon}$-caprolactam. In general it was also observed that the intrinsic viscosity and yield of conversion was increased as an increasing of concentration of catalyst and initiator and also highly depend on temperature.

• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.187-191
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• 2003

Armillaria mellea, honey mushroom is well known as a symbiotic fungus with Gastodia elata, The mycelial yields of the fungus were compared when cultured with various broth media. The highest yield of cell mass, 2.31 g dry weight/50mL, was obtained on germinated-malt extract broth (GMEB). The optimal broth concentration which was measured hand refractometer for mycelium production was $15\;Brix^{\circ}$. The optimal conditions estimated with response surface methodology under temperature, pH and incubation period were $25.9^{\circ}C$, pH 5.72, 15.22 days, respectively, on GMEB having $15\;Brix^{\circ}$ concentration for mycelial production of A. mellea.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.201-205
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• 2003

The optimum autolysis conditions were investigated to prepare yeast autolyzate (extract) using yeast slurry collected from brewery plants. Brewers yeast slurry was washed with caustic soda to eliminate bitter hof substances attached to yeast cell walks. The pH of brewers yeast slurry was adjusted to 9.8 with caustic soda, and centrifuged at 3,000 rpm for 5 min. The supernatant was discarded, and the bottom cake was rehydrated and collected. Bitterness unit (BU) of washed yeast slurry was 24.1 BU, below the threshold value of 25.0. Yeast extract could be obtained from washed brewers yeast slurry at maximum yield up to 38% by autolyzing at pH 6.8 and $53^{\circ}C$ for 20 h.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.127-133
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• 2011

${\beta}$-Galactosidase was immobilized on chitosan bead by covalent bonding using glutaraldehyde. The characteristics of the immobilized enzyme were investigated. Maximum immobilization yield of 75% was obtained on chitosan bead. Optimum pH and temperature for the immobilized enzyme was 7.0 and $50^{\circ}C$, respectively. The immobilized enzyme showed a broader range of pH and temperature compared to a free one. A mathematical model for the operation of the immobilized enzyme in a packed-bed reactor was established and solved numerically. Under different inlet lactose concentrations and feed flow rate conditions, lactose conversion was measured in a packed-bed reactor. The experimental results of continuous operation in a packed-bed reactor were compared to theoretic results using Michaelis-Menten kinetics with competitive product inhibition and external mass transfer resistance. The model predicted the experimental data with errors less than 5%. Process optimization of continuous operation in a packed-bed reactor was also conducted. In a recirculation packed-bed operation, conversion of lactose was 97% in 3 hours. In a continuous packed-bed operation, the effect of flow rate and initial lactose concentration was investigated. Increasing flow rates and initial lactose concentration decreased the conversion of substrate.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.50 no.4
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• pp.372-375
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• 2014

This experiment was undertaken to investigate proper conditions for protoplast isolation and genetic transformation of the white rot fungi, Polyporus brumalis. The protoplasts were formed from mycelia at a frequency of $1{\times}10^7/ml$ with 0.5% Usukizyme. The transformation vector (pHYgpt) was constructed using hygromycin resistance gene (hph) for the selectable maker. The yield was 100-160 transformants/${\mu}g$ DNA in a transformation mediated by 40% polyethylene glycol solution with aurintricarboxylic acid, heparin and supermidine. The genomic integration of the pHYgpt was confirmed by hph-specific PCR and the expected amplified band appeared only in the transformants. These results could be an efficient tool in gene engineering of the genus polyporus.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.28 no.12
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• pp.123-131
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• 2012

Recent earthquake records indicate that the vertical component of earthquake loading, generally neglected in seismic slope stability analysis, has a significant influence on the stability. This is particularly true for the earthquakes originating inside the continent, not from its boundaries. Therefore the design of geotechnical structures without consideration of vertical component of earthquake loading may result in unsafe design. In this study, with a consideration of the effect of vertical seismic loading, the horizontal yield seismic coefficients under various slope conditions are estimated, using the lower bound limit analysis. In addition, the equation for the determination of the critical direction (either upward or downward) of vertical seismic loading is proposed.

• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.645-654
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• 2016

For the purpose of reuse the wasted by-products from the skate process to the health functional food or medicinal material, chondroitin sulfate was extracted from the skate cartilage with the method of hydrolysis with protease enzyme, and the contents of chondroitin sulfate and hydrolyzed protein were measured qualitatively and quantitatively. The effects of chondroitin sulfate on body weight or liver weight changes, hepatotoxicity elimination and anti-inflammatory actions were measured from in vivo test with feed-treated mice. From the hydrolytic extraction of skate cartilage with the mixture of 1% alcalase and 1% protease for 4 hours, the extraction yield of chondroitin sulfate was about 32.55%. The content and molecular weight of chondroitin sulfate was 26.63% and $2.85{\times}10^5Da$., respectively and the content ratio of chondroitin sulfate to protein was measured to 1 to 2.76 with gel permeation chromatography. For the odor component, trimethylamine decreased about 30% but almost not ammonia from chondroitin sulfate with the treatment of activated carbon. From the feeding chondroitin sulfate to mice, the control effect of body and liver weights decrease was measured, anti-inflammatory action and hepatotoxicity elimination action were also measured. From these results, process operation conditions for manufacturing of chondroitin sulfate were suggested.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.123-128
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• 2006

A transgenic hairy root clone AG-04 of Astragalus membranaceus was obtained following co-cultivation of leaf explants with Agrobacterium rhizogenes ATCC15834. This clone was examined for its growth and production of cyclolanostane-type saponins, astragalosides I, II, and III, under various culture conditions. Among the five basal media tested, Shenk and Hildebrandt(SH)(18) medium was best for roots growth and astragalosides production. The maximum root biomass was obtained at inoculum size of 500 mg FRW per flask, initial sucrose concentration of 3%, and shaking speeds of 90 rpm. The astagalosides production was promoted when the hairy root clone AG-04 was cultured at shaking speeds of 120 rpm and light irradiation of 18 h. Astragaloside contents was also stimulated with high initial sucrose concentration, and the maximum astargalosides contents of 6.21 %/g DRW was obtained at initial sucrose concentration of 6%. The addition of chitosan(100 mg/L) to the culture medium was significantly increased astragalosides production. This was 2.1 times higher than that obtained in a control culture without chitosan.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.2059-2066
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• 2018

This study explored the feasibility of utilizing an SWCNT-coated fabric sensor for the development of a wearable motion sensing device. The extent of variation in electric resistance of the sensor material was evaluated by varying the fiber composition of the SWCNT-coated base fabrics, attachment methods, number of layers, and sensor width and length. 32 sensors were fabricated by employing different combinations of these variables. Using a custom-built experimental jig, the amount of voltage change in a fabric sensor as a function of the length was measured as the fabric sensors underwent loading-unloading test with induced strains of 30 %, 40 %, and 50 % at a frequency of 0.5 Hz. First-step analysis revealed the following: characteristics of the strain-voltage curves of the fabric sensors confirmed that 14 out of 32 sensors were evaluated as more suitable for measuring human joint movement, as they yield stable resistance values under tension-release conditions; furthermore, significantly stable resistance values were observed at each level of strain. Secondly, we analyzed the averaged maximum, minimum, and standard deviations at various strain levels. From this analysis, it was determined that the two-layer sensor structure and welding attachment method contributed to the improvement of sensing accuracy.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.35-44
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• 1998

In this paper, input LC filter design of diode rectifiers considering filter V A rating reduction has been propoesd. It consisted of an input LC parallel resonent tank whose inductor and capacitor values are se$.$ lected so that the input filter presents an infinite impedance to harmonic input ac current component. The operation of proposed input filter has been analyzed in detail under steady state conditions. Performance evaluation and related design data have been provided on Per Unit basis for the proper implementation of diode rectification system. Finally, Detailed input and output current analysis has shown that the proposed input filter yield high quality input ac current waveforms, in particular, high input power factor values and more reliabilty which reducing the V A rating of passive components as compared to the standard type LC filter.filter.